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coun·ter·plot
[n., v. koun-ter-plot; v. also -koun-ter-plot] noun, verb, coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting. noun
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Literature. a secondary theme in a play or other literary work, used as a contrast to or variation of the main theme. Compare subplot.
verb (used without object)
3.
to devise a counterplot.
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Counterplot
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